by Nicky | Apr 3, 2011 | Chicken, Korean BBQ, Korean cooking
Sorry for the recent radio silence. I have been in Kuala Lumpur(KL) and then Sydney. Now my in-laws are in town!! I was in KL to visit some friends and while I was there my Korean friend took me to a Korean restaurant she had been bragging about called Uncle Jang. ...
by Nicky | Mar 1, 2011 | Gardening
I am so proud to say all these vegetables were grown by me. My husband and I had a tasting session and were very impressed with true flavours of these vegetables. Yummy… 🙂
by Nicky | Feb 27, 2011 | Korean cooking, Korean restaurant, Noodles
A lot of people ask me my favourite Korean restaurant is in Singapore. My answer is not a Korean restaurant but a Korean/Chinese restaurant. I found a restaurant called “Dong bang Hong” by accident on Joo Chiat Road about two years ago when I moved to the...
by Nicky | Feb 23, 2011 | Gardening, Salad, Tomatoes
There have been a lot of activities in the balcony garden last two weeks. More seeds arrived from Korea and I have been busy planting. Now I have baby chicory, broccoli, kale, Chinese cabbage, red cabbage, and raddish. It should only take 2-3weeks to grow and I can...
by Nicky | Feb 20, 2011 | Baking, Desserts, Korean cooking
For my birthday present, I received an interesting book which illustrates how some Korean and western food originated. Translated, the tittle of the book is: “Even the golf fish bun has a family tree”. It basically means, there is a story behind all types...
by Nicky | Feb 16, 2011 | Korean cooking, Noodles
When I am too lazy to cook and I don’t to want eat out, this is what I put together – Noodle salad with wasabi sauce. I chop up some lettuce, capsicums, cucumbers and sesame leaves and cook some buckwheat noodles. You can also use any other left over...
by Nicky | Feb 13, 2011 | Korean cooking, Korean cooking classes, Ttang - stew-jjige
Yesterday’s seafood silken tofu stew (he mul sun du bu jji ge – 해물 순두부) class was all about perfecting Korean stock and home made chilli oil. When the stock is made with fresh ingredients such as seafood, meat, vegetables or any combination, I find the...
by Nicky | Feb 8, 2011 | Gardening, Korean BBQ
Since my last blog on balcony gardening 101, the number of my baby plants has doubled. My new year resolution for 2011 was to grow more vegetables for my husband and I. I have been recycling all the plastic bottles and planting new seeds every time I get a new bottle...
by Nicky | Feb 6, 2011 | Korean cooking, Noodles
My husband arranged a private photo lesson as my birthday present. I have a little point and click digital camera. I couldn’t believe how wonderful the food looked when you know the tricks of the trade. Can you believe that food magazines and books use hair...
by Nicky | Feb 4, 2011 | Korean cooking, Soup
Without family, Chinese New Year (gu jeong – 구정) seems like just another public holiday. When I was living in Sydney, I began to forget the importance of Chinese New Year, because being in a western city the focus was always on the calendar New Year (January 1)....
